Upcoming Deadlines | click here to see if you are eligible for any of these opportunities

October 13th: Community Arts Grant - Zellerbach Family Foundation Deadline 3, October 13th: Asian American Ballet Project: Choreographer Residency Program, October 14th: Shubert Foundation Dance Grant, October 20th: 2026 Dance Film Commission, October 22nd: Perform Europe Open Call, November 1st: Howard Fellowship, December 1st: Culture Forward Grant - The Svane Family Foundation Deadline 3, December 31st: National Dance Project Presentation Grants - New England Foundation for the Arts, December 31st: National Dance Project Travel Fund, December 31st: New England Presenter Travel Fund

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DDP has compiled the following list of upcoming deadlines for grants, fellowships, residencies, and competitions as a resource for dancers, students, choreographers, and other professionals in the dance industry. Please scroll below to view detailed information about each of these programs and opportunities.

  • Ballet Memphis New American Dance Residency

    This unique residency is aimed at dance-makers who are interested in exploring the intersection of art and community. This program hopes to identify choreographers who have been historically under-represented in the field.

  • Arts For Life! Scholarship

    Arts for Life! annually awards $1,000 scholarships to 25 graduating high school seniors in Florida who demonstrate excellence in creative writing, dance, drama, music or visual art.  Launched by former First Lady Columba Bush in 1999, the program has awarded scholarships to more than 450 gifted high school seniors.

  • BalletX 2017-2018 Choreographic Fellowship

    BalletX launched the Choreographic Fellowship program, an opportunity for emerging artists to expand their experience and further develop their unique voices under the mentorship and guidance of established choreographers.

  • Capezio A.C.E. Awards

    A choreography competition dedicated to introducing the next generation of emerging and influential choreographers to the dance world. Now in its eleventh season, the Capezio A.C.E. Awards receives hundreds of choreography submissions every year, representing all styles of dance from tap, jazz, ballet, modern to musical theatre

  • New York Choreographic Institute Commission Initiative

    The New York Choreographic Institute is pleased to announce a new initiative to support emerging choreographers who have been commissioned by a ballet company to create a new ballet to be presented on stage during their 2019-2020 season. This grant will provide the choreographer with studio time with a few selected dancers outside of the […]

  • Bonnie Bird New Choreography Award

    The Bonnie Bird New Choreography Award is a biennial award of £10,000. It is open to applications from choreographers and artists working choreographically, who are based in the UK, and have been working professionally (excluding study) for more than five years. The award has been created to support a bespoke range of activities, identified by an […]